Cross Class Abilities

[SavageRico]

So my Ninja is 60 and Blm just hit 50 this morning, their cross class jobs are all way under leveled but looking into the moves they provide im not seeing much to make me level them (Im not a fan of archer or lancer) will it be a huge impact on me not to cap cross class jobs? like ninja is missing mantra and Blood for blood ( this i can see being great) but BLM..... i have raging strikes and everything else doesn't seem that useful, it might just be going over my head but is it worth capping each job for these skills or are some like im thinking not worth it?

[Sunako]

Mantra is not that important but you want invigorate and blood for blood for sure.

[SavageRico]

Mantra is not that important but you want invigorate and blood for blood for sure.

Gotcha im on it! Got invigorate and am 22 atm.... seems so far off but it will be cool to have drg unlocked..... hell this is FFXI all over again im gonna endd up leveling EVERYTHING XD
but for BLM and SMN are there any major abilities i will need before exploring harder content?

[LeeraSorlan]

Not much for blm really, obviously anything that increases dmg (crit, dmg boost etc)Quelling strikes is useful enough if you find a tank who cant handle high burst

[SavageRico]

Not much for blm really, obviously anything that increases dmg (crit, dmg boost etc)Quelling strikes is useful enough if you find a tank who cant handle high burst

Not sure why im not enjoying archer it just feels so weak

[LeeraSorlan]

Not sure why im not enjoying archer it just feels so weak

Its the weakest in terms of damage if thats what you mean(along with mch)The job changes drastically at lvl 52(along with mch) with getting cast times.
Id look at bard a bit more if you dont like it currently as its completely different past that level.

[SavageRico]

i got it to 15 to get blm and it was terrible.... i tried gear, food and fought with my choco but the damage output was just off-putting. Im dreading leveling it to get the other two moves. Its funny cause i unlocked mch and leveled it some and i felt ok about its damage so im thinking 15 levels is just not giving it much credit

[LeeraSorlan]

i got it to 15 to get blm and it was terrible.... i tried gear, food and fought with my choco but the damage output was just off-putting. Im dreading leveling it to get the other two moves. Its funny cause i unlocked mch and leveled it some and i felt ok about its damage so im thinking 15 levels is just not giving it much credit

Well every class will be doing bad dmg at that level. I wouldnt judge a classes dmg below lv 50 as theres no real way to improve your dmg at those low levels, you just use what you got.

[Maero]

Mantra i use both on my Bard and Ninja, it just helps out healers and such. Invigorate from lancer is a must have cross class for both Bard and Ninja.
Blm there is Quelling and Raging Strikes (both needed) and you can also get virus, just really not used all that much

[SavageRico]

Well every class will be doing bad dmg at that level. I wouldnt judge a classes dmg below lv 50 as theres no real way to improve your dmg at those low levels, you just use what you got.

Well to be honest Blm to me has always been strong from the start, not feeling the same as smn but its more safe for me so i guess thats a pay off. Brd and Mch are ranged support right? so thats its own class to compare numbers to? Like is it fair to compare a DD like BLM/NIN to a BRD/MCH?